Growing up, and being philosophically trained in the Western world, means that one has heard, on many occasions, the wisdom passed down by Rene Descartes: “I think therefore I am.” Descartes began from a point of “complete” skepticism. Doubting everything around him as well as his own existence. His goal was to justify existence. WhyContinue reading “Ubuntu: I am because we are”
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The Seeds of Food Injustice: The Connection of Colonization and Food Injustice in North America
The modern food justice movement began in 1996. Food justice aims to ensure the benefits and risks of what we eat, where it comes from, how it is grown, produced, distributed, accessed (including access to culturally important foods), and eaten are shared equally. It seeks to transform the current food system in order to eliminateContinue reading “The Seeds of Food Injustice: The Connection of Colonization and Food Injustice in North America”
Colonialism & Sexism*
When we talk about colonialism and all the issues it brings, we encounter many critics who argue that the problem of sexism is separate and distinct from colonialism and thus, they require separate treatment. Sexism, not unlike the idea that humans are independent and unattached, is viewed as an island. Such islands are treated asContinue reading “Colonialism & Sexism*”